Brora 1972 / 31 Year Old / Sherry Cask / Old & Rare Platinum Highland Whisky

Natasha Volkov — Worth every penny of the remortgage

9/10

I was lucky enough to try this at a tasting event and it absolutely floored me. Thirty-one years in sherry cask has given it this incredible dried fruit and dark chocolate depth that just keeps evolving in the glass. At 49.3% it carries serious weight without any burn. Yes, nine grand is absurd, but Brora is gone and this is the real deal.

Luna Chavez — Worth every penny of the remortgage

9/10

I was lucky enough to try this at a tasting event and it absolutely floored me. Thirty-one years in sherry cask has given it this incredible dried fruit and dark chocolate depth that just keeps evolving in the glass. At 49.3% it carries serious weight without any burn. Yes, nine grand is absurd, but Brora is gone and this is the real deal.

Clara Johansson — Worth every penny of the remortgage

9/10

I was lucky enough to try this at a tasting event and it absolutely floored me. Thirty-one years in sherry cask has given it this incredible dried fruit and dark chocolate depth that just keeps evolving in the glass. At 49.3% it carries serious weight without any burn. Yes, nine grand is absurd, but Brora is gone and this is the real deal.

Priya Sharma — The best sherry-matured whisky I've tasted

9/10

My friend opened his bottle for his 50th birthday and I'm still thinking about it weeks later. Rich Christmas cake nose, stewed plums, a hint of peat smoke that reminded me this is Highland through and through. At 49.3% ABV it's perfectly balanced — no water needed. I'll never be able to afford my own bottle but I'm grateful I got to experience it.

Olivia Park — A ghost distillery legend

8/10

Managed to get a dram at a whisky bar in Edinburgh. The sherry influence is unmistakable — raisins, walnut, old leather — but there's still that classic waxy Brora character underneath. Drank it neat obviously, you don't add anything to a 31 year old at this price point. Beautiful whisky, though I've had similarly aged Clynelish that came close for a fraction of the cost.

Gianluca Ferro — A ghost distillery legend

8/10

Managed to get a dram at a whisky bar in Edinburgh. The sherry influence is unmistakable — raisins, walnut, old leather — but there's still that classic waxy Brora character underneath. Drank it neat obviously, you don't add anything to a 31 year old at this price point. Beautiful whisky, though I've had similarly aged Clynelish that came close for a fraction of the cost.

Tyler Bennet — Exceptional but not £9000 exceptional

7/10

Look, it's a fantastic old whisky. The sherry cask has done its job beautifully and the age shows in all the right ways — complexity, smoothness, layers of dried fruit and spice. But I've had bottles at a tenth of the price that gave me 80% of the experience. The Brora name carries a serious premium and at some point you're paying for rarity, not flavour.